Assessment Support

Assessment is an ongoing process that uses the results from measured outcomes to
improve programs and operations. In 1994, UCF established a goal that all academic
and administrative units would develop mission statements, objectives, and at least
three outcome measures to assess and improve programs, operations, and services.
Today, every academic program and administrative unit at UCF is actively engaged
in an assessment process. Assessment is conducted in response to many external drivers
(e.g., Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Criteria for Accreditation,
CAEP, AACSB, and ABET) and most importantly the internal drive to improve.

The UCF assessment process that is conducted in response to SACSCOC is the Institutional
Effectiveness process. As part of this process all of the assessment plans and results
undergo an annual review by Divisional Review Committees and the University Assessment
Committee (UAC).

The OEAS office provides workshops, consultations, and direct support to academic
programs and administrative units in designing and analyzing surveys, developing
and implementing assessment plans, conducting analyses of processes, and preparing
for accreditation site visits. The OEAS office also provides administrative support
for the UAC and designs and maintains the Assessment web site that archives all
academic program and administrative unit assessment plans. OEAS facilitates the
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) submission and review process.

The University Assessment Committee

The University Assessment Committee was established by President Hitt in 1996 to
support a process of continual self-evaluation and improvement at the University
of Central Florida. The primary purpose of the UAC is to oversee and assist academic
and administrative units in conducting ongoing assessment to improve student-learning,
student development, and university services and operations.

The University Assessment Committee provides assessment leadership for more than
300 academic programs and administrative units across the university. Each UAC member
chairs a divisional review committee for an academic, administrative, or other designated
unit in the university. Each college and primary university division is represented,
as is the general education program.

References

Handbooks

Recent Posts

Annual Report on Institutional Effectiveness
The Annual Report on Institutional Effectiveness - University Assessment Committee
Report provides the university and its leadership a review of the purpose of Assessment,
key milestones, results and changes, and Assessment success stories.

Assessment Results Template
On March 21st, the University Assessment Committee agreed upon the use of a new
Institutional Effectiveness Assessment Rubric to be applied to the 2013-2014 cycle
year.

About

The mission of the UCF Office of Operational Excellence and Assessment Support (OEAS)
is to support efforts to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of University
operations and the quality of student learning outcomes through assessment. OEAS
will accomplish this by providing support to all administrative units and academic
programs through integrated processes that include continuous quality improvement,
survey development, data collection, analysis, and guidance in assessment.